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Address, Phone Number, and Hours for Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney, an District Attorney Offices, at Lexington.
Name : Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney
Address : 20 South Randolph Street Lexington, Virginia, 24450
Locality : Lexington
Phone : 540-463-7337
Fax : 540-463-6628
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Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at 20 South Randolph Street Lexington, Virginia, 24450
Phone number for Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney is 540-463-7337.
It ranks 1 of 2 District Attorney Offices in Lexington.
It ranks 73 of 120 District Attorney Offices in Virginia.
The main duties of a Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney are typically imposed by law. This includes taking on behalf of the State at all trials related to violations that took place within the district attorney's geographic jurisdiction.
Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney generally charge the accused with crimes via information or grand indictments by juries. After levying criminal charges Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney will investigate those accused of the crime.
Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney often also have obligations that aren't connected with criminal prosecution. This includes protecting the county from civil lawsuits sometimes, and even initiating actions for the county, as well as preparing and review contracts that are signed by the county, and offering legal advice and guidance to local authorities. In certain jurisdictions the county attorney may not have any involvement in criminal cases in any way, and serves only as the attorney of the county.
Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney are assigned to specialized units created to tackle corruption in the public sector as well as organized crime, violence in the family and hate crimes, elderly abuse, fraud on consumers and other serious crimes.